USPTO Patents Application 09847909

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Patent and Trademark Office
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Atty. Docket No.: GT-4684 (GC-EU-CIP-DIV)

Serial No.: 1

Applicant: Callicott, et al.

Filing Date: May 2, 2001

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AA

3,100,722

August 1 3, 1 963

Hermann et al.

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AB

3,834,823

September 10, 1974

Seregely et al.

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3,922,457

November 5, 1975

Barnwell et al.

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3,949,132

April 6, 1976

Seregely et al.

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4,051,195

September 27, 1 977

McWhorter

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AF

4,118,541

October 3, 1 978

Power et al.

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4,603,074

-Ju!y-29,-1 986

Pate-et a!.

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AH

4,686,275

August 11,1 987

Bryant et al.

AI

4,746,576

May 24, 1988

Ozu et al.

AJ

4,857,396

August 15, 1989

Otonari et al.

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4,898,981

February 6, 1 990

Falk et al.

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FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

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Date

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Class

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Translation
Yes No

AL

348 350

December 27, 1 989

EP

UJpP

AM

WO 96/18699

June 20, 1996

WIPO

AN

WO 96/23828

August 8, 1 996

WIPO

AO

WO 99/26992

June 3, 1999

WIPO

AP

WO 99/45079

September 10, 1999

WIPO

OTHER PRIOR ART (Including Author, Title, Date, Pertinent Pages, Etc.)

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10 pages of World Patent Index search results based on PVC and fluoro ... coating.

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4 pages of World Patent Index search results based on PVC and polyester coating.

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40 pages of Chemical Abstract search results based on PVC and fluoro ... coating.

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Form PTO-1449

U.S. Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office

LIST OF PRIOR ART CITED BY APPLICANT
(Use several sheets if necessary)

Atty. Docket No.: GT-4684 (GC-EU-CIP-DIV)

Applicant: Garcia, etal.

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AA

4,946,992

August 7, 1990

Falk et al.

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4,988,123

January 29, 1991

Lin et al.

2*1

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AT-

i

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5,043,221

August 27, 1991

Koteske

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AD

5,045,624

September 3, 1991

Falk et al.

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AE

5,097,048

March 17, 1992

Falk et al.

AF

5,230,954

July 27, 1993

Sakamoto et al.

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5 324-764

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Fujita ei"di.

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AH

5,361,164

November 1, 1994

Steliga

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AI

5,543,200

August 6, 1 996

Hargis et al.

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AJ

5,637,657

June 10, 1997

Anton

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5,637,772

June 10, 1997

Malik et al.

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FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

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Date

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Translation

Yes

No

ML.

AL

WO 00/46270

August 10, 2000

WIPO

AM

AN

AO

AP

OTHER PRIOR ART (Including Author, Title, Date, Pertinent Pages, Etc.)

AR

25 pages of Chemical Abstract search results based on PVC and polyester.

AS

CA entries and Derwent patent family printouts on JP 03275859; JP 04363370; JP 07004064; JP 07039812;
JP 08283654; JP 621 6941 ; and JP 63248827.

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Letter to Southwest Texas Distributions, Inc. dated 3/5/98 to Greg Nernes from Barry Bastion, Product Manager,
GenCorp.

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Form PTO-1449 U.S. Department of Commerce

Patent and Trademark Office

LIST OF PRIOR ART CITED BY APPLICANT
(Use several sheets if necessary)

Atty. Docket No.: GT-4684 (GC-EU-CIP-DIV)

Applicant: Garcia, et al.

Filing Date: May 2, 2001 '

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AA

5,649,828

July 22, 1997

Kawashima

II

AB

5,650,483

July 22, 1997

Malik et al.

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4

AC

5,654,450

August 5, 1997

Malik et al.

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W

AD

5,663,289

September 2, 1997

Archibald et al. _

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AE

5,668,250

September 16, 1997

Malik et al.

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M<

AF

5,668,251

September 16, 1997

Malik et al.

AG

5,674,951

October 7, 1997

Hargis et al.

-AH

5,68.1,890.

October 28, 1997

Tanaka et al.

AI

5,703,194

December 30, 1 997

Malik et al.

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AJ

5,807,977

September 15, 1998

Malik et al.

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AK

6,168,866

January 2, 2001

Clark

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AM

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OTHER PRIOR ART (Including Author, Title, Date, Pertinent Pages, Etc.)

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Invoice to Southwest Texas Distributions, Inc. dated 4/9/98 from GenCorp.

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Copy of Supplemental Information Disclosure Statement regarding a sale on September 7, 1 999 by the Assignee
was made of a laminate containing a coating on a polyvinyl chloride substrate.

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Form PTO-1449

U.S. Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office
LIST OF PRIOR ART CITED BY APPLICANT
(Use several sheets if necessary)

Atty. Docket No.: GT-4684 (GC-EU-CIP-DIV)

Applicant: Garcia, et al.

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Provisional Appl.
60/144 375

July 16, 1999

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U.S. Appln. based
on provisional No,
60/144,375

July 13, 200

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Atty. Docket No.:

Serial No.: 09/847 ,909

GT-4684 (GC-EU-CIP-DIV)

Applicant:

Callicottet al.

Filing Date:

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May 2, 2001

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5,576,095

November 19, 1996

Ueda et al.

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Form PTO-1449 U.S. Department of Commerce
Patent and Trademark Office

PRIOR ART CITED BY APPLICANT
I sheets if necessary)

Atty. Docket No.:
GT-4684 (GC-EU-CIP-DIV)

Applicant:
Callicottetal.

Filing Date:
May 2, 2001

Serial No.: 09/847,909

Group: 1773

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

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AA

4,521,571

June 4 t 1985

Ishido et al.

J

AB

5,166,230

November 24, 1992

Stecker

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AC

5,166,288

November 24, 1992

Kanaietal.

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c oac nee

April 27,1993

Horacek

AE

5,302,462

April 12, 1994

Shah etal.

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AF_

5,476,721

December 19, 1995

Simeone etal.

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AG

6,033.737

March 7, 2000

Johnson et al.

AH

6,180,243

January 30, 2001

Johnson et al.

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